Worth the wait

It's been awhile since I've posted, but I think these pictures are worth the wait!  Our little boy is growing so fast.  Our scale says he weighs 12.5 pounds and I measured him at 24 inches long.  He is now wearing 3-6 month clothes.  His next official weigh in at the doctor is about 3 weeks away.  He seems to be going through a growth spurt as he as been eating like crazy the past few days!  It is wonderful to watch him grow.  He looks so different from his little preemie picture at the top of the blog.

We finally had our condo fixed last week, and are getting back to "normal."  Nonna took wonderful care of Quinn while she was here for a month (not to mention helped us tremendously with the condo), and Babcia is now taking her turn.  Then it's off to daycare next month.  We have been blessed to find a wonderful Christian woman who has a daycare in her home.  It also looks like I may have the opportunity to work part time in the near future.  Please keep this in prayer!  God continues to bless us.  I'm so glad I trust Him!

Three months old!

Today Quinn is 3 months old.  Time sure does fly, and he seems to grow before my eyes.  I weighed him on our scale and it showed 10 lbs.  He also seems a lot taller, but I haven't gotten the tape measure out yet.  Still a month to go before our next doctor's appointment for official measurements. I put away his newborn clothes last week, and he's now in 0-3 month clothes, but he already looks like he will outgrow them in a few weeks!

I went back to work a week ago, and it already seems that we're on a pretty good schedule.  He sleeps well at night, waking up once to eat, but then he goes right back to sleep.  The longest stretch he's done at once is 7 hours, but he usually sleeps 5-6 hours.  I am feeling better about going back to work, though it was very hard the first few days.  I am trying to focus on the fact that I am providing for him by working, even though I'm not with him all day.  I am still praying for a different opportunity that will allow me to spend more time with him (and hopefully get us out of this water-logged condo).

Bumbo

When I wrote the title to this post, I put an "i" where the "u" should be.  Glad I caught that typo!  Quinn can now hold his head up while in the Bumbo seat.  We tried a couple of weeks ago, and his head just flopped to the side.  But now he seems to really like it!

We are still waiting to have the repairs done on our condo after the flood.  We plan to move back in before the repairs are made, as soon as we get a "no mold" report, which will hopefully be tomorrow.  We have much to do to get the condo in living order! 

For my adoring fans...

Here is a video of me to tide over my fans until mom and dad can clean up from the flood in our condo!
Love,
Quinn

2 month check up

Weight:  7 lbs, 15.5 oz
Height:  20"

One more month...

In exactly one month, I'll be going back to work full time.  I am cutting my hours to 36, and will work four 9-hour days.  I really wish I didn't have to go back to work, but our current situation dictates that I do.  I also wish I could only work part-time, but at my current job, that is not an option.  There are a lot of factors involved in why I don't want to switch jobs, but I'm still going to keep my options open.  It would be great if we could move to a more inexpensive location, but our home value has dropped so much that we feel stuck here at the moment.

I feel blessed that our moms will be coming to look after him for a few months when I first go back to work.  I know they will take great care of him.  But I am anxious about sending him to daycare after that.  Will he get the attention he needs?  Will they treat him well?  I am praying that a great daycare situation falls into our laps. 

I always thought that I would be bored at home looking after a child, and that I would want to work.  Now that I have a child, I no longer feel that way.  It's not that I mind working, it's just that I'd rather spend the time with Quinn, and there is so much to do at home to keep me busy enough (particularly now since we don't yet have the nursery ready, but it seems like all I do at the moment is feed him, or pump--which is what I'm doing as I type this).

I know that ultimately God has a plan and will work everything out, and I need to trust that. 

Happy Adjusted Birthday, Quinn!

Today was Quinn's original due date.  My sister-in-law said that it is strange to think about this, because it feels like he's been around forever.  And it does feel that way!  I kept the pregnancy ticker up on the blog just as a reminder, and to see what would happen, and it was kind of anticlimactic.  I think there are tickers to keep up with your child's age--perhaps I will add one for his real age and one for his adjusted age.  The books I've read say that you should go by his adjusted age when looking at milestones, height, and weight.  I've also read that preemies generally don't catch up until they are 2 or 3 years old, but I have a feeling that Quinn will catch up more quickly.  He doesn't have his next official weigh in until January 19, but I weighed him on our scale yesterday, and it showed 7 lbs.  Of course this isn't extremely accurate, but at least it gives us an idea.

This past week, Quinn got to meet more grandparents!